What happened on February 11 ?

1377 - King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)

1380 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (d. 1459)

1466 - Elizabeth of York, wife of Henry VII of England (d. 1503)

1535 - Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)

1568 - Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (d. 1625)

1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)

1657 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (d. 1757)

1755 - Albert Christoph Dies, German composer (d. 1822)

1764 - Marie-Joseph de Chenier, French poet (d. 1811)

1774 - Hans Jarta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)

1776 - Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (d. 1836)

1799 - The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross (d. 1873)

1800 - William Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer (d. 1877)

1802 - Lydia Child, American novelist and abolitionist (d. 1880)

1812 - Alexander Hamilton Stephens, American Confederate Vice President (d. 1883)

1813 - Otto Ludwig, German writer and critic (d. 1865)

1819 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (d. 1890)

1821 - Auguste-ÿdouard Mariette, French Egyptologist (d. 1881)

1830 - Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, musician (d. 1913)

1833 - Melville Weston Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)

1839 - Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist and chemist (d. 1903)

1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor and businessman (d. 1931)

1860 - Rachilde, French author (d. 1953)

1869 - Helene Kroller-Muller, Dutch museum founder and patron of the arts (d. 1939)

1869 - Else Lasker-Schüler, German writer (d. 1945)

1873 - Feodor Chaliapin, Russian singer (d. 1938)

1874 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, English-born composer (d. 1949)

1874 - Elsa Beskow, Swedish author (d. 1953)

1887 - John van Melle, South African writer (d. 1953)

1891 - J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)

1894 - Alfonso Leng, Chilean composer (d. 1974)

1898 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-born physicist and peace activist (d. 1964)

1900 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (d. 2002)

1902 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect and designer (d. 1971)

1903 - Hans Redlich, Austrian composer (d. 1968)

1904 - Sir Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1983)

1908 - Vivian Ernest Fuchs, English geologist and explorer (d. 1999)

1909 - Max Baer, American boxer and actor (d. 1959)

1909 - Joseph Mankiewicz, American director (d. 1993)

1912 - Roy Fuller, English writer (d. 1991)

1914 - Matt Dennis, American singer

1915 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, English author

1917 - Sidney Sheldon, American author

1919 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born actress (d. 1995)

1919 - Eddie Robinson, American football coach

1920 - King Farouk I of Egypt (d. 1965)

1920 - Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)

1920 - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr., American general

1920 - Paul Peter Piech, American artist (d. 1996)

1921 - Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (d. 2006)

1925 - Peter Berger, British admiral

1925 - Kim Stanley, American actress (d. 2001)

1926 - Paul Bocuse, French chef

1926 - Alexander Gibson, British conductor

1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor

1931 - Larry Merchant, author and boxing commentator

1932 - Jerome Lowenthal, American pianist

1934 - Mel Carnahan, American politician (d. 2000)

1934 - Tina Louise, American actress

1934 - Mary Quant, English fashion designer

1934 - John Surtees, British race car driver

1935 - Gene Vincent, American Rock'n'Roll pioneer (d. 1971)

1935 - Bent Lorentzen, Danish composer

1936 - Burt Reynolds, American actor

1937 - Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer

1938 - Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer

1938 - Simone de Oliveira, portuguese actress and singer.

1938 - Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and dictator

1939 - Gerry Goffin, American lyricist

1939 - Jane Yolen, American author

1941 - Sergio Mendes, Brazilian musician and songwriter

1953 - Philip Anglim, American actor

1953 - Jeb Bush, American politician

1956 - Catherine Hickland, American actress

1956 - Didier Lockwood, French jazz violinist

1961 - Mary Docter, American speed skater

1961 - Carey Lowell, American actress

1962 - Sheryl Crow, American singer/songwriter, musician

1963 - Diane Franklin, American actress

1964 - Ken Shamrock, American martial artist, professional wrestler and American actor

1967 - Hank Gathers, American basketball player (d. 1990)

1969 - Jennifer Aniston, American actress

1970 - Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician (Meshuggah)

1971 - Damian Lewis, British actor

1972 - Brian Daubach, American baseball player

1972 - Craig Jones, American Sampler (Slipknot)

1973 - Varg Vikernes, Norwegian musician (Burzum)

1974 - D'Angelo, American singer

1976 - Brice Beckham, American actor

1977 - Mike Shinoda, American singer (Linkin Park)

1979 - Brandy Norwood, American singer

1980 - Natasha Bobo, American actress

1980 - Matthew Lawrence, American actor

1981 - Kelly Rowland, American singer (Destiny's Child)

1983 - Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress

1985 - William Beckett, American singer (The Academy Is...)